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Your
Daily Reprieve for Friday February 21, 2020
From Jacksonville, FL
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It is better to live one
day wisely and reflectively
than to live a hundred
years in ignorance and indulgence."
--Buddha
Without forgiveness life is
governed...
by an endless cycle of resentment
and retaliation.
--Robert Assaglioli
Do not fear going forward
slowly;
fear only to stand still.
--Chinese Proverb
Wrinkles should merely
indicate
where the smiles have been.
--Mark Twain
Helen E. Murphy
1913-1994
Miss you still.
Will miss you always.
Happy Birthday Ma!
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Big Book Quote
"When we became
alcoholics, crushed by a self-imposed crisis we could
not postpone or evade, we had to fearlessly face the proposition that either God is everything or else He is nothing. God either is or He isn't." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, We Agnostics, pg. 53~ |
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AA Speaker of
the Day
ANDY
P.
Woodstock,
GA
2017
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12&12
Step Six - "Were entirely ready to have God remove all
these defects of character."
We who have escaped these extremes are apt to congratulate ourselves. Yet can we? After all, hasn't it been self-interest, pure and simple, that has enabled most of us to escape? Not much spiritual effort is involved in avoiding excesses which will bring us punishment anyway. But when we face up to the less violent aspects of these very same defects, then where do we stand? p. 66 |
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Twenty-Four Hours
A.A. Thought For The
Day
I go to the A.A. meetings because it helps me in my business of keeping sober. And I try to help other alcoholics when I can, because that's my part of my business of keeping sober. I also have a partner in this business and that's God. I pray to Him every day to help me keep sober. As long as I keep in mind that liquor can never be my friend again, but is now my deadly enemy, and as long as I remember that my main business is keeping sober and that it's the most important thing in my life, I believe that I'll be prepared for that crucial moment when the idea of having a drink pops into my mind. When that idea comes, will I be able to resist it and not take that drink? Meditation For The Day I will be more afraid of spirit-unrest, of soul- disturbance, of any ruffling of the mind, than of earthquake or fire. When I feel the calm of my spirit has been broken by emotional upset, then I must steal away alone with God, until my heart sings and all is strong and calm again. Uncalm times are the only times when evil can find an entrance. I will beware of unguarded spots of unrest. I will try to keep calm, no matter what turmoil surrounds me. Prayer For The Day I pray that no emotional upset will hinder God's power in my life. I pray that I may keep a calm spirit and a steady heart. |
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Daily Thought
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Resentments
In A.A. we slowly learned that something had to be done about our vengeful resentments, self-pity, and unwarranted pride. We had to see that every time we played the big shot, we turned people against us. We had to see that when we harbored grudges and planned revenge for such defeats, we were really beating ourselves with the club of anger we had intended to use on others. We learned that if we were seriously disturbed, our first need was to quiet that disturbance, regardless of who or what we thought caused it. c. 1952 AAWS, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 47 Thought to Consider . . . Resentment is like acid, eating away at the vessel it is stored in. *~*AACRONYMS*~* F A I L U R E Fearful, Arrogant, Insecure, Lonely, Uncertain, Resentful, Empty |
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Daily Reflection
I'M PART OF THE WHOLE
At once, I became a
part—if only a tiny part—of a cosmos.
. . .
AS BILL SEES IT, p.
225
When I first came to
A.A., I decided that "they" were very
nice people—perhaps
a little naive, a little too friendly, but
basically decent,
earnest people (with whom I had nothing
in common). I saw
"them" at meetings—after all, that was
where
"they" existed. I shook hands with "them" and, when
I went out the door,
I forgot about "them."
Then one day my
Higher Power, whom I did not then
believe in, arranged
to create a community project outside
of A.A., but one
which happened to involve many A.A.
members. We worked
together, I got to know "them" as
people. I came to
admire "them," even to like "them" and,
in spite of myself,
to enjoy "them." "Their" practice of the
program in their
daily lives—not just in talk at meetings—
attracted me and I
wanted what they had. Suddenly the
"they"
became "we." I have not had a drink since.
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Pot Luck
Letting Guilt
Go
We could
do very little in our lives while our disease ran unchecked. We hurt
ourselves more than we did anyone, We did things we did not mean to do. We
put off things we were going to do. We offended people we did not mean to
offend. We were used to carrying such guilt and regret that is a wonder that
more of us didn’t take our own lives.
In
recovery, we learn to free ourselves from old guilt. We learn how to make our
apologies, repay debts and clean up mistakes through our Steps. We receive an
unconditional forgiveness for our past life. We are not unworthy. What we are
left with when the guilt is removed is gratitude. We become grateful for a
chance to live a good life. We learn we do not have to live with new guilt
because we do not have to do things for which we will feel guilty.
In
the past, we did the best we could. Now we can do better. We’d rather stand
on the mountain top with our arms extended in gratitude rather than in a hole
holding a bucket of guilt.
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Stones to Recovery for Men
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